Entrepreneur's Table

Some Repostings from The Dream Factory In an article entitled " What It Takes to Be a Successful Entrepreneur, " Wendy Kwek says (among other things: YOU NEED P.H.D.!! "I believe that everyone can be successful in business if you set your heart, mind and soul to becoming an accomplished entrepreneur. It takes PHD to succeed in business. That is Passion, Hunger and Drive! (sorry, I do not mean the academic PHD “doctorate”). So, ask yourself this question, do you have the passion to lead an exciting and rewarding life, do you have the hunger for success and do you have the drive and determination to conquer obstables that may come your way. Every time I look for business partners for the various businesses I am in, I look at the PHD level they have." My word for that, as unveiled in my sermon Sunday is "pyrocardia," a heart on fire. Romans 12:11 lays it out: "Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord." ...

Suze Orman on Self-Employment Not to be a disputer, but I prefer Robert Kyosaki's distinction between self-empoyed persons and business owners. Having said that, i think Suzie Ormand presents some extremely valuable information for those whom the government considers, "self-employed" for income tax purposes: Suze Orman Money Matters Protecting Yourself When You're Self-Employed by Suze Orman Especially helpful, is Suze's advice on Planning for Entrepreneurship: • Figure out the replacement cost of lost benefits. • Don't access retirement savings. • Keep the home-equity tap turned off. • Don't rely on credit. Good advice all around from America's premier financial advisor.

God's Network Christian CEOs bond for love and profit. By Ellyn Spragins January 27, 2006 2:50 PM EST (FORTUNE Small Business) – Many entrepreneurs start companies to get rich. Some want to be famous. Others just can't work for anyone else. Bart Azzarelli, 57, launched his Florida pipeline-construction company because, he says, God told him to. Azzarelli's organizational chart shows God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit at the helm of Dallas1 Construction & Development, a Tampa-based business that grossed $27 million last year. The title on his business card is AMBASSADOR FOR CHRIST. His workers wear hardhats adorned with the fish symbol that early Christians used as a secret password. "I decided that if God was instilling in my heart to start a business, then it would be God's business," he says. Read More

LAst night, at an unnamed restaraunt named for some guy named Benny or Lenny or Kenny - something like that, I had a very disappointing experience. Know this: I am a D****'s fan and this group I was with has been going to that same spot at the same time for eight years. We know the people - most of them - at least until recently. Recently, they got a new manager and the first order of business was to require our favorite waitress to stop wearing her signature flower in her hair. How do you spell "rinky-dink?" This woman is one of the reasons we keep going. She is D's for us and that flower is her identity. It is her smile. It her way of describing her sunny outlook on life. That was disappointing. Then, we were served by a very sweet, enthusiastic waitress last night who bounced in once or twice and had to receive some very distressing news of our unhappiness with one issue: we only received half of a milkshake! Apparently, this is the training that the new, "...

RyanMapes is a fresh voice in the world of entrepreneurship and he has a message for Christian entrepreneurs who are shy about sharing their faith in public: Christian Entrepreneurs: Mixing Religious Faith with Business Just the other day, I had a conversation with several entrepreneurs who pointed out how many prominent US-based Christian entrepreneurs fail to mention their personal faith in large public platforms. It seems that too many of them would choose to shy away from this controversial topic. We debated on the reasons behind this: Maybe they prefer to separate their personal lives from their business for fear of backlash....or maybe they fail to see the connection between the two worlds at all. Read More

MOSAIC: Profile of spiritual entrepreneurs: Mosaic Alliance is a great model for transformational ministry. For that reason i will also post this at one of our sister sites. This is copied from their homepage: Mosaic Alliance Mission Serving leaders to change the world.... Create the Future The Mosaic Alliance is a global network committed to create the future by unleashing a culture of entrepreneurship, activism, innovation, authenticity, and creativity within the local church. The Alliance seeks to empower and equip churches and leaders to maximize the creative potential in the communities in which they serve. We partner with leaders from around the globe in effort to catalyze the movement of Jesus Christ. The Mosaic Alliance provides resources, training, and ongoing dialogue in effort to serve leaders and churches worldwide. One of our focus areas involves serving church plan...

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Guest Author Do You Have the Right Focus to Make Your Dream a Business Instead of a Hobby? We'd all love to make a fabulous living doing what we love to do. And often it's really possible. Yet, I was speaking with someone who wanted to make a living as an artist. This isn't any particular person, because I've had this conversation with folks numerous times. And, it's not always about art. Sometimes it's about coaching. Sometimes it's about cooking. Sometimes it's about walking dogs. They spoke to me at length about how much they loved doing art, and how it fed their soul, and how important it was to their well-being. Very inspiring stuff, and it felt great. But, when I asked them, "How do you want to help other people with your artwork?" they couldn't answer me. "It's art! It exists for its own sake. It should have value in and of itself." This person was right. Art does exist for its own sake. And it does have value in and of...

It is wonderful what you can find when you are looking for something else. Believe in Yourself to be Successful Dr. Jerry Osteryoung Executive Director of the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship at Florida State University "Why do some entrepreneurs do incredibly well and the others do just okay? Why do some firms keep on expanding and others just barely hang on to one location?" "The answer lies in the belief system of the entrepreneur. I met an entrepreneur in Tampa who had started a business selling spiritual lambs (www. myspiritualflock.com). When I first saw the product, which is a nicely crafted lamb with spiritual significance, I thought this entrepreneur was going to tell me that she needed to raise some money for production and distribution. Unfortunately, I was going to have to tell her that raising funds for this product was not going to happen and to prepare her for this ." READ MORE.

A Bank for Social Entrepreneurs by Social Edge — last modified 2007-02-03 11:19 Hosted by Patrick O'Heffernan, Fundraising and Strategy Expert (December 2006) Social Entrepreneurship . .. Resources on Social Entrepreneurs, Publications and other related topics. Please note that a few entries are not yet filled. If you are an expert in these fields, feel free to write the entries yourself. Or even to create one if you think it is relevant to social entrepreneurship.

The Power of Self-Talk by Dr. Jim Will You've got a great company, an excellent compensation plan, terrific products and some awesome leaders. So what's keeping some of your people from tapping into the incredible potential that you know they have? I had the privilege of having lunch with Yogi Berra once, and we discussed his famous quote regarding baseball: "Ninety percent of the game is half mental." I agree with Yogi-a lot of baseball and a lot of direct selling are mental. I like to refer to the mental game as our inner thoughts-our self-talk. Great leaders consciously or subconsciously manage and control their self-talk. READ MORE Direct Selling Start-Ups: Ten Traps to Avoid by Dan Jensen Direct selling is the essence of free enterprise. Thousands of direct selling companies have sprou...

Posted in the Mangosteen Journal : From Direct Selling News Liquid supplements have yielded a harvest of fruitful financial results for direct selling companies and their distributors. While 2006 results aren’t yet available, Nutrition Business Journal, the nutrition industry’s leading business publication, estimates sales of nutrition products by direct sellers reached $6.4 billion in 2005. Results are often fueled by automatic-fulfillment programs, which send products to distributors or health-conscious consumers each month while delivering automatic revenue for direct sellers. Numerous liquid-nutrition-focused companies haven’t yet seen their 5th anniversaries, including The Limu Company, MonaVie, Sibu, Vemma, VivaTRU and Xango, among others. All are growing rapidly (see the November issue of Direct Selling News for more on liquid supplements ). Read More. Scroll to Sipping Supplements.

Wall Street Seeing the Value of Direct Selling Direct Selling News reports a growing facorable trend in the stock market's attitude toward direct selling companies. Read more.

I have launched a clearinghouse blog for those interested in Affiliate Marketing . There is good information there and there will be much more as time goes by.

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Entrepreneurship is partly about thinking with such a large vision that no box can contain it. That being the case, thinking "outside the box" is a given and global thinking is implied.

I must admit I get a little perturbed when people complain about lack of money and success when they haven't done the things that they can do to change their circumstances. When we operate on the assumption that the world or God Himself owes us a living when God has already given us opportunities, we limit means which He Himself may have provided for our support. I do not suggest that we veer away from a life of faith, but that we, especially those of us in ministry, at least lay before Him the question of whether or not He'd have us make a few tents along our missionary journeys. That is why I promote entrepreneurship, knowing it is not for everyone, but I suspect is for some who are not responding.